Colloid science is the study of systems involving small particles of one substance suspended in another. The first edition was in two volumes. This second completely revised, reorganised, and updated edition is presented for the first time in a single volume. This book starts with the basics, and is simplified from the previous edition. Many exercises are included and careful development of the necessary theory is given.

Most of the things around us are made up of more or less heterogenous mixtures of particles, and the paper, paint, and ink industries also use colloidal systems, either in the final product or at crucial stages in the manufacture. This book provides an introduction to the understanding of the behaviour of such systems.